Catholic Church

Nigerian court sentences four to death over 2022 Owo Catholic church attack

Suspects accused of involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, arrive at the Federal High Court ahead of judgment in Abuja, Nigeria, June 3, 2026. REUTERS/Marvellous Durowaiye

Pope Leo heads to Spain to stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with migrants

Pope Leo's itinerary includes stops in Madrid, Monsterrat and Barcelona.

Pope Leo names first lay woman to lead Vatican department

Before he died, Pope Francis named two nuns to key Vatican positions.

Spurning just war, Pope Leo ends Catholic 'permission slip' for conflicts

FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV leaves following the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, May 27, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

Main takeaways from Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI

Pope Leo XIV (centre) shaking hands with Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah (right) at the presentation of "Magnifica humanitas", his first encyclical, on May 25.

‘Bold decisions’: Key points from Pope’s AI manifesto

Pope Leo XIV says “disarming AI” does not mean rejecting technology, but “preventing it from dominating humanity”.

Pope Leo, urging AI regulation, warns some weapons now beyond human control

Pope Leo XIV presents his highly anticipated first encyclical spanning artificial intelligence, war and slavery.

Pope visits Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’

Pope Leo will travel to Acerra, where hazardous waste – often from the wealthy north – has long been set alight or buried.

Star of Rome’s ‘sexy priest’ calendar admits he was never a man of the cloth

Calendars displaying photos of models dressed as priests on sale in a souvenir shop in Rome on May 18. Mr Giovanni Galizia, who was photographed for the calendar, said he was never a priest.

Vatican warns rebel Catholic group it risks excommunication

Cardinal Victor Fernandez said a planned ordination ceremony by the group would mark “a grave offence against God and entail the excommunication established by the Church”.

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